Where does “Te Awarua o Kāha” come from?
Te Awarua o Kāha (Maori) comes from Maori Kāha, from English Gaza, from Latin gaza, from Ancient Greek Γάζα, from Hebrew עַזָּה.
Ancestry of “Te Awarua o Kāha”, step by step
Te Awarua o Kāha traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Maori Kāha
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Maori | Kāha | — |
| 2 | English | Gaza | around the city |
| 3 | Latin | gaza | treasury; treasure, riches; wealth |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | Γάζα | treasury, treasure |
| 5 | Hebrew | עַזָּה | — |
via Maori te
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Maori | te | the; Referring to a whole class of things or... |
via Maori awarua
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Maori | awarua | — |